On Thu, 4 Apr 2019 at 19:52, LRN wrote: > > Is there a way to make gcc output errors and warnings in reverse order, so that > the first error is printed last? I know that i can buffer gcc output in a > separate program that then reverses it, but: > 1) It would reverse the whole thing (meaning that multiline messages will also > have to be read bottom-to-top) > 2) This might not interact with -fdiagnostics-color correctly (especially if > colored output is not achieved by inserting escape codes). It is achieved using escape codes. I often use a shell function that does this: gcc ... -fdiagnostics-color | less --quit-if-one-screen --RAW-CONTROL-CHARS This way the first error doesn't scroll off the screen.
